Quote of the day
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
Joan Blos

Born: December 9, 1928
Died: October 12, 2017 (aged 88)
Bio: Joan Winsor Blos was an American writer, teacher and advocate for children's literacy.
Known for:
- A Gathering of Days (1979)
- Old Henry (1987)
- Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme (1994)






